The field of contemporary Holocaust studies is increasingly international in perspective. These approaches do not detach themselves from European history; rather, they incorporate perspectives and voices not always considered in […]
The final concert of the fall PIPES series highlights the significant role Trinity’s new organ will serve for the church’s choirs and congregation for years to come. The talented musicians […]
Two insiders explain why the Israeli–Palestinian peace process failed, and anticipate what lies ahead.
This lecture from artist and writer Richard McBee will explore of the work of eleven contemporary Jewish artists.
Book reading and signing by Andrew Klavan, author of After That, the Dark.
Dr. Camilla Townsend discusses the book On the Turtle’s Back: Stories the Lenape Told Their Grandchildren she co-authored with Nicky Kay Michael. The Lenape tribe, also known as the Delaware […]
Book reading and signing by Alissa Lee, author of With Friends Like These.
Author Cynthia Zarin presents her novel Estate, in conversation with Jonathan Galassi.
Maximilian Schell and George Gizzard starred on Broadway in the powerful stage version of an Academy Award winning film. Ernest Janning, one of the most influential German legal minds of […]
President & CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, Andrew Kimball, for a live recording of Person Place Thing with Emmy Award winner, Randy Cohen. Person Place Thing […]
Film screening: “Force of Evil” (1948) is Abraham Polonsky’s searing portrait of corruption and conscience in postwar New York. John Garfield stars as a Wall Street lawyer ensnared in the […]
Each November, movie fans celebrate the hallmark antiheroes, femme fatales, moral complexities, and the stunning black & white cinematography of film noir. Free popcorn will be served, and a discussion […]
Preview reception for Path to Liberty: Orders, Discipline and Daily Life. Expanding upon the museum's commemoration of the United States Semiquincentennial in the Path to Liberty: The Emergence of a […]
Nerdy Thursdays are the Black Gotham Experience take on the Harlem Renaissance salon. A familiar place to meet new ideas. Tonight's theme: War.
Third meeting of the Infinite Jest Monthly Read-Along Bash group. Read pages 199-299 (plus relevant endnotes) for this month's gathering.
Wander through an exhibition of performances previewing the company's work Exposed throughout the 6,000 square foot studio. Each audience member will create their own experience as they move from location […]
Poetry reading and exhibit launch featuring contributors to the new anthology The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders. The exhibit of poetry […]
Opening day of Path to Liberty: Orders, Discipline and Daily Life, a new exhibiton. Expanding upon the museum's commemoration of the United States Semiquincentennial in the Path to Libertyseries, this […]
Thea Riofrancos presents Extraction, an in-depth investigation into the growing industry of green technologies and the environmental, social, and political consequences of the mining it requires. In conversation with David […]
The sky’s the limit in our board game: Skyscraper Monopoly! We’ll use the space of the gallery as a big board game where kids can test their knowledge of tall […]
Day-long event featuring talks, panels, and author signings, and themes of Jewish heritage, culture, and history, modern life and literature.
Historian of architecture, engineering, and the urban history of Chicago, Thomas Leslie, guest co-curator with Carol Willis for the Museum’s exhibition The Modern Concrete Skyscraper, will summarize the new avenues […]
Daniel Wortel-London will discuss his new book, The Menace of Prosperity: Economic Development and its Discontents in New York City, 1870–1981, which explores how generations of New Yorkers have struggled […]
Chicago’s tallest skyscraper when it opened in 1921, the Wrigley Building could be called the Midwest’s Woolworth Building. The gleaming white terra-cotta tower at the head of Michigan Avenue marked […]
Book reading and signing by Jonathan Payne, author of Hotel Melikov.
Krithika Varagur, Rob Franklin, Sloane Crosley, and Zain Khalid in conversation about Solvej Balle's On the Calculation of Volume III. On the publication day of the highly-anticipated third installment of […]
From underground soldiers to intrepid spies, Women of War unearths the hidden history of the brave women who risked their lives to overthrow the Nazi occupation and liberate Italy. Using […]
Global bestselling author Daniel Kehlmann’s new book The Director is “powerful and timely” (Jonathan Lemire for MSNBC’S Morning Joe) and “nothing short of brilliant” (Wall Street Journal). G.W. Pabst, one […]
Book reading and signing by Michael Mayo, author of The Spies in Jimmy's Place.
Kick off the holiday season with an evening of creativity, community, light refreshments, and cheer at the Seaport Museum’s annual Wayzgoose—a 500-year-old printers’ tradition marking the change of seasons. This […]
Reading of a new play, with music. A response to the policy of Holocaust denial pursued by Alexander Lukashenko’s dictatorial regime in Belarus, The Empty Shell of War follows the […]
Experience performances featuring some of China’s most iconic instruments, try Chinese calligraphy guided by a master calligrapher (ink, paper, brushes are provided), and practice Mandarin with support from language instructors. […]
The beloved ballet returns to the Winter Garden! Experience three ticketed performances of The Nutcracker set to Tchaikovsky’s cherished score in Art Nouveau-style circa 1907 with innovative choreography by long-time […]
PAC NYC brings the acclaimed production of A Christmas Carol from London’s The Old Vic to New York in a uniquely intimate staging. Two visionary Tony Award® winners—playwright Jack Thorne […]
A pivotal artist in shaping the sound of modern jazz piano, Fred Hersch has redefined the art form with boundary-pushing compositions. Nominated 17 times for Grammy awards, Hersch creates fearless […]
In 1936, the Photo League was founded in New York City by a group of young idealistic photographers, mostly Jewish and, typical of the time, many with liberal to left […]
Author Natan Last presents Across the Universe, in conversation with Doreen St. Félix. An entertaining and eye-opening look at the history of the crossword, who constructs them, and why crosswords […]
Catch the excitement as marching bands from the Damien Spartan Regiment based in California and Temple University take over Pier 16 with stationary performances that are sure to get you […]
Featured North American dancers in the 2025 Macy’s Day Parade, the Native Pride Dancers, join the museum in its celebration of Native American Heritage Day with presentations of Fancy Dance, […]
Many talented artists of Asian descent helped define the vibrant art scene in downtown New York in the last decades of the 20th century, including some in China Institute Gallery’s […]
Over his decades-long career as an artist, Arthur Szyk emerged as a powerful voice in the fight for freedom, justice, and democracy. As a Polish-born Jew and an immigrant to […]
Celebrate the holiday season with this concert featuring talented musicians performing a variety of seasonal favorites
In conversation with Wesley Morris, Janice Page presents Year of the Water Horse, a warm and witty memoir about the ever-changing relationships between mothers, mothers-in-law, and daughters that traverses two […]
Musical holiday celebration featuring performances by The Downtown Beats and Choristers, and the Church Street School of Music and Art's adult and children's choirs. Bring unwrapped toys for a toy […]
Book reading and signing by Charles Todd, author of A Christmas Witness.
Do you know which Brooklyn thoroughfare was the location of the nation’s first bike lane? Or how many U.S. presidents were born in NYC? Or which hip-hop group from Staten […]
Tarpley Hitt in conversation with Rebecca Panovka & Sophie Haigney. The explosive true story of Barbie and what Mattel has done to keep her on top.
Expect a night of celebration, reflection, and joyful music-making when Downtown Voices brings back its alumni to mark this important anniversary. Joining forces with Trinity Youth Chorus and contemporary music […]
Annual lighting of the holiday tree outside the New York Stock Exchange, with musical performances from Kelsie Watts, Deborah Cox and the Brass Queens, as well as the NYC Gay […]
This open house will feature a breadth of printing equipment that you will be invited to use. You’ll get to see how the designers at Bowne lock up limited edition […]
An Evening with A.S. Hamrah, in conversation with K. Austin Collinsin conversation with Jonathan Galassi. Algorithm of the Night assembles Hamrah's essays on films and filmmakers and his inimitable, aphoristic […]
Monthly session featuring performances by Tribeca Jazz Institute students and rotating special guest band leaders.
Born in Memphis and based in New York City, Luisa Wilson is a singer, guitarist, writer, and pianist who makes music for the pessimistic romantics in the world.
Ever wondered what goes on inside City Hall? Join us as we explore City Hall buildings around the world! From New York to Tokyo, City Hall buildings come in all […]
Explore Lower Manhattan’s complex history through the places where the city confronted burial, disease, justice, and remembrance. This extended walking tour moves from Battery Park to Chinatown and traces how New York’s growth was shaped by epidemics, lost cemeteries, civic unrest, early medical practices, and the politics of the dead. It is a thoughtful and […]
Enjoy a day of holiday fun including family friendly activities, crafts, a specially curated lunch from Metropolis, festive treats, and a VIP performance of the Old Vic’s acclaimed production of […]
Harlem Farr, also known as ‘hrlum,’ is a 25-year-old multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. Born in South Carolina and classically trained from childhood, Harlem discovered her musical voice at six years old, […]
Open session where families can bring children to a cozy indoor playground space to play, socialize, and meet children and families interested in exploring Chinese language and culture. All are […]
On December 4, 1783, nine days after the last British soldiers left American soil, General George Washington visited Fraunces Tavern. He invited his officers from the Continental Army to the […]
Singers of all levels, as well as listeners, are welcome to join in the choruses throughout the free Chantey Sing, lead or request a song in the round-robin, or just […]
Musical work by Kyriakos Kalaitzidis (composer) with text by Vasiliki Nevrokopli, based on the cherished short story “To Christ, at the Castle” (Στὸ Χριστό στὸ Κάστρο) by the great Greek […]
Book reading and signing by Ace Atkins, author of Everybody Wants to Rule th
Virtual interview conversation with John Ferling, author of Shots Heard Round the World: America, Britain, and Europe in the Revolutionary War. How can the American Revolution be understood as a […]
To celebrate the release of Better Do It Now Before You Die Later, the memoir of American saxophonist Sonny Simmons, Blank Forms presents a reading from the book, followed by […]
With The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto: The True Story of Five Courageous Young Women Who Sparked an Uprising, Holocaust historian, archivist, and history blogger Elizabeth R. Hyman adds […]
Congregation, a choral installation, features large-scale chalk and charcoal portraits of 50 Londoners who have experienced forced displacement from their homelands. Presented as a projection-mapped tiered sculpture, the work offers […]
Celebrate the holiday season with this concert featuring talented musicians performing a variety of seasonal favorites
For its 80th issue, the National Magazine Award–winning quarterly McSweeney's presents a three-ring oversized-school-binder-inspired volume. Clipped into the rings are seven individual book art objects, including: a grid-ruled sketchbook by […]
his new book, Men at Work: The Empire State Building and the Untold Story of the Craftsmen who Built It, Glenn Kurtz re-examines the familiar story of the Empire State’s […]
Art Spiegelman’s Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, marks an important rupture in the lineage of survivor testimony. It presents a narrative of survivor testimony through the lens of an adult child […]
Four captivating storytellers from the hit show NYC’s Secrets & Lies—Christa Avampato, Ashley Semrick, Carla Katz, and a mystery guest—will unwrap incredible tales from New York City’s secret holiday maritime […]
Fourth meeting of the Infinite Jest Monthly Read-Along Bash group. Read pages 300-395 (plus relevant endnotes) for this month's gathering. Enjoy free drinks upstairs when you arrive.
Renowned annual performance The New York Times hails as no less than the “gold standard.” Featuring the peerless Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra, this “transcendent and awe-inspiring” Messiah has […]
The Consulate General of Sweden in New York brings an authentic Swedish Lucia choir to perform a traditional Lucia processional. The beautiful candlelit ceremony and concert will be followed by a brief holiday celebration featuring delicious Swedish treats from Metropolis.
Renowned annual performance The New York Times hails as no less than the “gold standard.” Featuring the peerless Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra, this “transcendent and awe-inspiring” Messiah has captivated audiences since it was first presented in 1770. Trinity’s unique, historically informed Messiah is authentically performed on period instruments and sung in baroque style […]
Join the typographically-inclined at Bowne & Co. for an evening that celebrates a shared love of type, lettering, and the written word. The evening will begin with a casual social mixer, and follow with three presenters who will share works-in-progress and invite friendly, informal critique. This welcoming, inclusive event is open to anyone who loves […]
Brazilian-American singer and songwriter Alexia Bomtempo is joined by K Starck, a 23-year-old soprano and interdisciplinary artist who grew up in Venice, Italy.
Renowned annual performance The New York Times hails as no less than the “gold standard.” Featuring the peerless Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra, this “transcendent and awe-inspiring” Messiah has captivated audiences since it was first presented in 1770. Trinity’s unique, historically informed Messiah is authentically performed on period instruments and sung in baroque style […]
Families are invited to an interactive story time on the second Saturday of each month* featuring a children’s book by a Native author, illustrator, or created in collaboration with an Indigenous community. They will have the opportunity to engage with objects from the museum's teaching collection, such as photographs, textiles, or natural materials, which can […]
Featuring the most comprehensive collection of new poetry available to the public, the Showcase is a literary exhibition and reading series dedicated to the art and joy of published poetry all in one room. Collecting every type of poetry from every type of publisher, from hand-threaded zines to books from large commercial houses, this winter’s […]
Experience the intimate, pop sound of Grauwi & Marta Cascales, the musical project of vocalist Grauwi and pianist Marta Cascales Alimbau (Barcelona).
Menorah lighting ceremony, plus music, crafts, treats, lego master workshop, and more.
Evening of festive music by candlelight when Trinity Youth Chorus returns to St. Paul’s Chapel for their annual rendition of Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols. The beloved holiday concert will also feature a new addition to the chorus’s repertoire: Ralph Vaughn Williams’s Fantasia on Christmas Carols, which highlights the tenor and bass voices as […]
Celebrate the holiday season with this concert featuring talented musicians performing a variety of seasonal favorites
Performances from the college's music, speech, communication, and theater arts departments.
Thekoiway brings their powerful Latin-Alternative sound to the PAC NYC Lobby Stage. Led by Chilean musician and producer Victor Vildósola, this New York City–based project blends Andean folk, funk, soul, hip-hop, and cinematic soundscapes into an immersive live experience where music, visuals, and storytelling collide.
Preview of a dance work being developed by Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre.
Join 400+ young professionals at the Museum from 8-11pm for an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, and spectacular views of the New York Harbor, co-hosted by the Young Friends of the Museum and Founder & CEO of WindowsWear, Jon Harari.
Sarah Lola is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer whose music weaves classical training, jazz influence, and contemporary storytelling into an intimate, modern sound.
Explore Lower Manhattan’s complex history through the places where the city confronted burial, disease, justice, and remembrance. This extended walking tour moves from Battery Park to Chinatown and traces how New York’s growth was shaped by epidemics, lost cemeteries, civic unrest, early medical practices, and the politics of the dead. It is a thoughtful and […]
Toe-tapping, multicultural musical experience with Hot Peas ‘N Butter on Saturday, December 20, 2025! This award-winning family band brings together a lively mix of traditional Latin music, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, jazz, bluegrass, country, and rock, creating an engaging and interactive performance for audiences of all ages.
The spirit of Christmas comes at you in exuberant waves during Trinity’s holiday extravaganza. You’ll experience the uplifting power of St. Paul’s Chapel Choir and Trinity Scholar Choir, in addition to NOVUS brass and percussion, the Choirs of the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), and, of course, Trinity’s own resounding congregation. Repeated at 3:30pm.
Poets Out Loud meets the third Saturday of every month to read, write, and celebrate queer poetry. We spend the first half of this meeting writing new work, and sharing our work in the second half. Bring your authentic selves, your best (or worst!) poems, and a love for the written word. Open to all […]
100 holiday books are being given away that the whole family can enjoy together. Plus, in anticipation of the upcoming Wicked: For Good movie, there will also be a few Wicked-themed stories to add extra enchantment.
Singers of all levels, as well as listeners, are welcome to join in the choruses throughout the free Chantey Sing, lead or request a song in the round-robin, or just listen.
Join us for a compelling online book talk with historian Scott D. Seligman, author of The Great Christmas Boycott of 1906, as he unpacks a dramatic and little known chapter in American Jewish history. Set in New York at the dawn of the twentieth century, this meticulously researched account begins in the winter of 1905-1906 […]
Directed by Church Street School of Music, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year.
In 1943, the German SS officers in charge of Auschwitz-Birkenau ordered that an orchestra should be formed among the female prisoners. Forty-seven women and girls from eleven nations were drafted into a hurriedly assembled band that would play to other inmates as they left each morning and as they returned at the end of the […]
Do you find poetry intimidating? Do you race past the poems in The New Yorker on your way to the fiction or the cartoons? Have you persuaded yourself that you’ll “just never get it?” Join the South Street Seaport Museum and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former Poetry Editor of The New Yorker Paul Muldoon for […]
Though the 1800s are often portrayed in a sentimental way, they were actually so messy and contradictory that our modern world is still feeling the ripple effects. If, as the adage goes, “History is written by the victors,” Mandylion Press seeks out the voices of history’s losers. The Mandylion version of the 19th century focuses […]
The CUNY Public Interest Tech (PIT) lab returns to the Oculus in a temporary, immersive event where technology, art, science, and community converge. Part gallery, part workshop, and part future commons, this shared space for co-creation and imagination showcases how technology can be designed to serve justice, equity, and community empowerment.
Annual showing for performing arts presenters. See Gibney Company perform excerpts from Johan Inger works in their current repertory and ready for tour in the 2026-2027 season.
Annual showing for performing arts presenters. See Gibney Company perform excerpts from Johan Inger works in their current repertory and ready for tour in the 2026-2027 season.
Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, Inc. and its Fraunces Tavern Museum are joining the New York City Bar Association Legal History Committee to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the publication of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. At this event, members of the New York City Bar Legal History Committee will orate […]
Open session where families can bring children to a cozy indoor playground space to play, socialize, and meet children and families interested in exploring Chinese language and culture. All are welcome.
American modern dance pioneer and Jewish cultural icon, Anna Sokolow (1910-2000) was a dancer and choreographer of uncompromising integrity. She is a very important part of American Jewish culture, though her story is not well known. Anna’s choreography closely reflects her intense commitment to the social, political, and human conflicts of her times. Beginning in […]
Scholar Eve M. Kahn discusses her new book, Queen of Bohemia Predicts Own Death: Gilded Age Journalist Zoe Anderson Norris. Zoe Anderson Norris was a Kentucky belle turned restless Kansas housewife who became a celebrated writer, reformer, and publisher on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Queen of Bohemia retraces Zoe’s path across the city, bringing to […]
Book reading and signing by Daniella Bernett, author of Secrets Lie in Wait.
The South Street Seaport Museum is teaming up with Quick Eternity and Widow Jane to bring you a one-of-a-kind evening that ties maritime skills with whiskey—set in The Gam, Quick Eternity’s cozy upstairs dining room. Get your ticket today to join this unique guided sampling of five drinks provided by Brooklyn-based Widow Jane paired with […]
Directed by the Church Street School of Music, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing. Learn contemporary and classic songs, and perform at community events throughout the year.
Fifth meeting of the Infinite Jest Monthly Read-Along Bash group. Read pages 396-508 (plus relevant endnotes) for this month's gathering. Enjoy free drinks upstairs when you arrive.
A night of readings features four visionary collections of 2024 and 2025. Ching-In Chen reads from Shiny City (Airlie Press, 2025), jason b. crawford reads from YEET! (Omnidawn, 2025), charles theonia reads from Gay Heaven Is a Dance Floor but I Can’t Relax (Archway Editions, 2024), and Nora Treatbaby reads from Our Air (Nightboat Books, […]
Experience captivating live performances featuring some of China’s most iconic instruments — from the graceful guqin (古琴) to the ethereal, harp-like konghou (箜篌) and the lush, harmonizing sheng (笙)— performed by talented musicians who bring these ancient sounds to life. As music fills the room, slow down and immerse yourself in the serene practice of […]
Online lecture by Lu Xinhua. In 1978, a short story published in The Wenhui Paper changed the course of contemporary Chinese literature. Lu Xinhua’s Scar exposed the psychic wounds inflicted during the Cultural Revolution through the unforgettable tragedy of a daughter compelled to “draw a line” against her persecuted mother. Its appearance ignited nationwide reflection […]
In the spirit of Louis Malle’s Au Revoir les Enfants and Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List, the Emmy® Award-winning documentary The Children of Chabannes has been called “a moving record of the unassuming, uncompromising heroism of ordinary people” (New York Times) and “one of the most heartening Holocaust films ever made: splendid, informative and emotionally involving.” […]
A 2025 National Jewish Book Award Finalist that judges described as “reads like a thriller” and winner of Zibby Awards for Best Family Drama & Best Story of Overcoming, Irena’s Gift explores how reckoning with family betrayal, moral complexity, and hidden histories can reframe our identities—and why excavating these truths matters at a time when […]
Directed by Church Street School of Music, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year.
Ross Perlin, author of Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York, examines the past, present, and future of the world’s most linguistically diverse city, New York. He will also discuss multilingualism, language policy, and the role technology plays in the evolution and documentation of languages. Today, half of the world’s […]
Patrice Nganang, the acclaimed author of Dog Days, Mount Pleasant, and, most recently, A Trail of Crab Tracks, which was a 2022 New Yorker Book of the Year, writes about his vibrant, animated youth in Cameroon, a period of upheaval and change in the country’s history and in his life. Scale Boy is a memoir […]
Writer, art historian, and Holocaust survivor Suzanne Loebl, whose life paralleled much of the events revisited in Plunder and Survival, takes a new look at the Nazis ruthless attack on modern art and at their unprecedented looting of private, mostly Jewish art collections in Austria, Holland, and France. Eighty-five years after the end of the […]
Book reading and signing by Alyssa Sheinmel, author of Such Sheltered Lives
Evening dedicated to poetry that addresses and responds to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Ahmad Almallah, Mandy Shunnarah, Fargo Nissim Tbakhi, and Lena Khalaf Tuffaha’s work bears witness, speaks truth, […]
Monthly session featuring performances by Tribeca Jazz Institute students and rotating special guest band leaders.
In The Flower Bearers, Rachel Eliza Griffiths inscribes the trajectories of two transformational relationships with grace and honesty, chronicling the beauty and pain that comes with opening oneself fully to […]
Happy New Year! Every year many new buildings in New York City are being planned, constructed, and finished! We will learn about how NYC’s iconic skyline will be changing in […]
Eighty years after his liberation from Buchenwald, we seek to understand the man behind Elie Wiesel’s searing and widely read memoir Night. Told largely through his own words and eloquent […]
Nazism has always faced resistance – from the German artists who risked their lives by drawing caricatures of the Nazis in the 1920s, or the man who infiltrated the SS […]
Tricia Romano, the author of The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper that Changed American Culture, will discuss the symbiotic relationship […]
Book reading and signing by May Cobb, author of All the Little Houses.
The apartment buildings and hotels designed by Emery Roth in the 1920s and 1930s – blue chip buildings such as Park Avenue's Ritz Tower and the Central Park West landmarks, […]
Directed by the Church Street School of Music, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing. Learn contemporary and classic songs, and perform at community […]
Book reading and signing by Maria Turead, author of This House Will Feed.
Join Aperture and McNally Jackson Books in a conversation between artist Hal Fischer and writer Jarrett Earnest, celebrating the launch of Hal Fischer’s latest monograph, Hal Fischer: Seminal Works (Aperture, […]
In 1942, the Nazis established a unique ghetto/concentration camp outside Prague in an old army garrison known as Terezín, which the Germans renamed Theresienstadt. Terezín was a prison to thousands […]
Read-aloud of Andrea Beaty’s Rosie Revere, Engineer to hear how the kid- engineer Rosie uses household objects to invent her gadgets and gizmos. Can you do the same for skyscrapers? […]
The latest book by acclaimed author and journalist Julian Sancton hits shelves on January 27, 2026—and you’re invited to its New York launch at the South Street Seaport Museum! Sancton’s […]
Dancer/Choreographer Anna Sokolow and Composer Alex North connected as young artists in the midst of the 1930’s Great Depression. Both came from Russian Jewish immigrant families and were committed to […]
Singers of all levels, as well as listeners, are welcome to join in the choruses throughout the free Chantey Sing, lead or request a song in the round-robin, or just […]
Trumpeter, conductor, composer, and educator Jon Faddis has shaped both jazz performance and music education with a depth of influence few can match. Following in the footsteps of his mentor […]
Farzad Mahootian will explore the imaginal space between four themes: alchemy, Jung, the history of science, and AI. He will consider chemists and historians of chemistry. Chemists have benefited greatly […]
Professional development program centered around the legacy of the Holocaust in the creation of the State of Israel. The first part is an hour-long virtual lecture given by NYU Professor […]
Book reading and signing by W.M. Akers, author of To Kill a Cook.
Directed by Church Street School of Music, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events […]
Book reading and signing by Malcolm Kempt, author of A Gift Before Dying.
Illustrating the dramatic range of the new pipe organ, Trinity organist Avi Stein and organ scholar Alex Leonardi will perform Louis Vierne’s stunningly grandiose Messe solennelle — a piece that explores the depths of the organ’s colors and sonic possibilities — in concert with Trinity Choir. […]
From the inaugural winner of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, a riveting exploration of illness and medicine that imagines a more humane form of care. “What was wrong with them? […]
John Larkin - a fast-living, hard-playing, stuttering jazz pianist - overcame abuse, addiction, ageism, and obscurity to stage one of the most improbable debuts in pop music history by turning […]
Eighty years after his liberation from Buchenwald, we seek to understand the man behind Elie Wiesel’s searing and widely read memoir Night. Told largely through his own words and eloquent […]
Cameron Awkward-Rich, Jennifer Espinoza, Chet’la Sebree, and Annie Wenstrup’s newest collections explore rifts between personal and collective memory, penning moving poems on history and survival. Upon finding themselves in contended […]
This gathering brings together alumni of the “Chinese Bridge” Eastern U.S. Competitions and China Institute study abroad programs to share stories, reflections, and cultural experiences, as well as members of […]
Have you noticed how tall buildings ‘pop-up’ all around our city? In this family program, kids will explore the fun and surprising world of architectural pop-ups, learning how artists and […]
Author and illustrator Julia Sarcone-Roachreads her story The Ice Cream Vanishes!
New York alumni associations of five universities from Shanghai are hosting their 2026 Spring Festival Gala, a signature event to celebrate Chinese New Year.
Stephanie June is a soulful indie pop singer-songwriter whose voice and vulnerability resonate deeply.
Open session where families can bring children to a cozy indoor playground space to play, socialize, and meet children and families interested in exploring Chinese language and culture. All are […]
Live robotic cooking show alongside curated Chinese cuisine and wine tastings in an open, interactive program. From hands-on heritage activities to a relaxed wine and cocktail experience, you’re invited to […]
Celebrate the Year of the Horse at the China Institute. Held in the Institute's Culinary Center, the evening features an 8 course banquet prepared by five master chefs from Beijing. […]
A new collection of evocative personal essays from one of America’s most beloved nonfiction writers, Anne Fadiman. In Frog, Anne Fadiman returns to her favorite genre, the essay, of which […]
Diana Mara Henry’s I Am André is an amazing real-life story of espionage, of courage and resistance, and of friendship and love. It pulls back the veil on the hidden […]
Come in and warm up from the cold with a Colonial style mulled wine as we discuss and celebrate the sequential art (comic book) of George Washington. Join author Renee […]
In her new book, Road to Nowhere: How a Highway Map Wrecked Baltimore, historian Emily Lieb describes the Baltimore suburb of Rosemont, which in the 1950s was a vibrant Black […]
Smooth-talking dating coach Alex “Hitch” Hitchens (Will Smith) makes a living helping lovelorn men find romance — until his own love story gets in the way. Enjoy this screening of […]
Edward is a new play, written and performed by Ed Schmidt. Edward O’Connell died 12 years ago, at the age of 73. He left behind a box containing 27 objects. […]
Directed by the Church Street School of Music, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing. Learn contemporary and classic songs, and perform at community […]
Book reading and signing by Justin C. Key, author of The Hospital at the End of the World.
Part fever dream, part cautionary tale, Station of the Birds spins a narrative about fathers and sons, addiction's hollow banging at the gate, and the ritual sacrifices rooted in agrarian […]
By the close of World War II, six million Jews had been erased from the face of the earth. Those who eluded death had lost their homes, families, and entire […]
Celebrate Clifford the Big Red Dog’s birthday on February 14th all day long! Join us for a Clifford storytime and meet and greet!
Stephan Said is an internationally acclaimed musician, writer, and activist. His songs have helped spark and sustain social justice movements around the globe, and Billboard has called him “this generation’s […]
The Paper Bag Players return with a joyful new show packed with zany stories, foot-stomping dances, audience participation, and paper-and-cardboard magic! Kids (ages 3–9) will laugh, sing, and dance as […]
The San Diego Jewish Men’s Choir presents an uplifting afternoon of music celebrating Jewish life, tradition and heritage in the Yiddish, Ladino, Hebrew and English languages. Under the direction of […]
Symposioum. Every American President passed through New York City. Some were born here such as Theodore Roosevelt. Some lived here including Herbert Hoover who spent his post Presidential years residing […]
Join us for our Lunar New Year Family Program as we explore the vernacular architecture of East Asia from ancient times to the skyscraper spires of today. By learning about […]
Directed by Church Street School of Music, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events […]
This Black History Month, join Theatre Communications Group for a special event to celebrate the publication of "The Struggle Continues: Robbie McCauley,” a collection of scripts, essays, reflections by the […]
Book reading and signing by Deborah Goodrich Royce, author of Best Boy
Sahar Khraibani, Farid Matuk, Michelle Peñaloza, and Roque Raquel Salas Rivera’s decolonial poetics linger on speech, sound, and names. These poets parse language in every way—its mouthfeel, memory, non-meaning, and […]
100 years ago, Black artists, architects, and activists of the Harlem Renaissance defined a cultural movement that celebrated and fought for civil rights in the heart of New York City. […]
Celebrate the life and writing of Baron Wormser (1948-2025). Family, friends, and colleagues will share favorite poems, including work from his new book, James Baldwin Smoking a Cigarette and Other […]
Co-organized with the Shanghai Museum, a world-class museum dedicated to ancient Chinese art, this year’s festival at the China Institute features rich traditions, music, crafts, interactive workshops, and mesmerizing performances […]
DCJazzPrix International Band Competition, the Hiruy Tirfe Quartet brings their bold, expressive sound to the stage. Led by Philadelphia-born saxophonist, composer, and arranger Hiruy Tirfe, the group represents the next […]
Discover a ballet triptych by Benjamin Millepied celebrating the unity of dance, music, and visual art.